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Tuesday, October 02, 2007 |
David Rankin Sculpture
Andre Zarre Gallery
October 2- November 3, 2007
Opening Reception Thursday October 4, 6-8pm
Andre Zarre Gallery is please to present . . . .
David Rankin was born in Devon, England in 1946. He immigrated to Australia with his family in 1949. He spent his childhood in the 1950’s in the semi-rural Port Hacking region south of Sydney and his teenage years in country New South Wales, from Hay, Wagga Wagga and Albury in the south to Bourke and Brewarrina in the north. He is a self-taught artist developing his techniques and ideas in the outback towns of his youth.
Throughout his career it has been the inspiration of early insights welded to the visual experience of his life- whether outback claypans, the walls of Jerusalem or the deserts of Mexico- that has produced so many moving and memorable paintings. In the past three decades Rankin has held over 100 one-person exhibitions in cities as diverse as Paris, Beijing, New York and throughout Australia. He is represented in many of the world's leading collections and museums. He has been lavishly praised in the New York Times for the power, insight and quality of his work. He was selected as Australia's official representative in the UNESCO Fortieth Anniversary Exhibition celebrations that toured the world's capitals. He has been featured in the Salon I'Mai in Paris and the Chicago Art Fair.
From his home in New York Rankin continues to explore both his Australian roots and culture and the opportunities and challenges of an international community. A catalogue with an essay by Dore Ashton and 24 reproductions will accompany the exhibition. Please contact Andre Zarre Gallery with any questions or concerns.
Andre Zarre Gallery
529 West 20th St.
New York, NY 10011
212 255 0202
www.andrezarregallery.com
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